Christmas in Albuquerque

Ian and I had a wonderful time celebrating the holidays in Albuquerque. Ian's parents Amy and Allen welcomed us to town with champagne and home made smoked salmon blinis. So fancy (and delicious)! Ian's brother Andrew and his wife Whitney were in town as well and it was wonderful to spend time with everyone and catch up.

On Christmas Eve we took a family walk to Los Poblanos, a nature preserve in Albuquerque.  The view of the Sandia Mountains was incredible and the sky was unbelievably blue.

 

One of my favorite Christmas time traditions in New Mexico is the lighting of luminarias on Christmas Eve. Whole neighborhoods participate and the effect is so pretty and festive!

 

On Christmas we headed over to the annual white elephant gift exchange at the home of the Boltons, longtime family friends of the Parkmans. Everyone had a great time...

...including the dogs (there were six altogether)...

...and especially the kids!

Hope your holidays were merry and bright!